The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-15

Aren't you going 10 Ilsh, ArpuIn-
not?" called out an exquisite youth,
who wore a primrose and an eye
glass. "It's no end of a lark, pom
honorl It's such fun to see those
stupid little tin things wriggle !"
SIS it, really?" said Arbuthnot,
with imperturbable gravity, while
the speaker began to dangle his
absurd little line in the water.
"Do you know what that makes
me think OFF" he continued in low
tone, which only Sybil heard. "It
reminds me of a definition which I
once heard given for a fishing-rod-
a stick with a worm at one end and
a fool at the other"
Sybil broke out into a merry
laugh, which made Evelyn turn
around to see what the fun was.
"Won't you try now ?" said Mr.,
Arbuthnot "There are not very
many people at the table"
"Yes," said Evelyn, sweetly "let
us try now, by all means. Do you
know, Mr.. Arbuthnot, there is to be
a german after the fishing, and we
ladies have to fish our partners out
of yonder bowl?"
"How momentous !" Arbuthnot
exclaimed. 81 hope heaven may be
kind to me-"
Evelyn smiled at him, and Sybil,
having a sense of being in the way
moved toward the table.
"Come, ladies !" cried the youth
with the eyeglass. "There are as
good fish in the sea as ever yet were
caught"
"Allow me !" said Dick Travers, a
brother of the hostess, to who Sybil
had been presented, and she found
herself in possession Of one of the
gilded willow rods, which were gaily
adorned with bows ofribbon.
She cast in her line, and almost
Immediately the other were cast
alongside.
81 am fishing for you, Miss Weir"
said Dick, boldly. Il want good
partner, and you look as though you
danced divinely."
II am very fond of it" sybil said,
modestly; but I don't know much
about the german, 1 think l should
be almost afraid to try"
Evelyn howned and bit her lips.
Waat fool the girl was
"fhy, sybil Y she said pettishly.
You are fishing on my side. I
want that little fat fish. Pm sure
hrs 60. something nice in him.
"lou are welcome to him, I'm
sure, said sybil, abandoning her
game very pleasantly. I'D rather
have hat slim little fellow. Perhaps
he hasn't anything in him, and then
shall be allowed to look on"
"Aha' cried Dick, whose skilled
hand had hooked up the first fish.
"What have we got here? No. II.
Amy, VIA .s No. l7--gentlemen's
prize
you dance with Miss Irwin,''
said Hrs. Bayard, putting a box
into ler brothers hand.
Dick groaned.
"Neger mind" said Arbuthnot,
laugaiag, I'VE are only going to
have .ix figures. Let us see what
you have got,
Dick produced a very pretty
leather pocket-book, which they
were all adlniring, when Miss Eve
lyn's cry OF triumph riveted atten-
ton on herself.
"I've got him p she exclaimed
lifting the fat fish out of the water.
But great was her chagrin when
she found that it contained no prize
at all, and the name of somebody
whom she did not like.
I'm afraid | shall not catch any
body" said Sybil, who found it quite
difficult.
"You don't go at it right" sale
Dick. "Drop your hook down deep
and then bring it up slowly-thi
way. Try the little fellow over there
That's right. Gently now. There
aha. What did / tell youP Tha
was well done, wasn't it, Ainsley ?"
Excellent" ," said Ainsley. "Opel
him-do. 1 am consumed will
curiosity"
sybil obeyed, laughingly, expect
ing nothing,
'By JoveP Dick cried, "she'
hooked the gold ring"
Sure enough, inside of the sir
little fish lay the shining band whic
every one coveted.
"It is like the Arabian Nights,
she said in astonishment. "Ho,
pretty it isl" And see this Frenc
motto inside-'Mariau femme, Par
ne portrait
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